Brush stripper attachment for liquid containers



July 7, 1953 1. L. KELLETT I BRUSH STRIPPER ATTACHMENT FOR-LIQUIDcon'mmmzs Filed April 27, 1949 INVENTOR. Lea L, Ke/AW/ ATTORN PatentedJuly 7, 1953 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE BRUSH STRIPPER ATTACHMENT For:LIQUID CONTAINERS Leo L. Kellett, Kansas City, Mo.

, Application April 27, 1949, Serial No. 89,858

This invention has to do with a device for automatically removing excesssubstances from the bristles of a brush as the same is removednail toapply the polish thereon. Neither an op erator nor a home user everbecomes sufliciently skilled to apply the polish evenly on thefingernail to the end that the same will dry quickly and be of a uniformcolor throughout. If insufficient polish is on the brush to completelycoat a fingernail, then it is necessary to 'redip the brush into thepolish and patch the fingernail, resulting in several layers ofununiform thickness on a given nail. Consequently the tendency is toassure that enough polish is on the brush to completely cover one nailand the usual result is that the coating is undesirably thick. Suchthick coatings do not dry easily, do not have the desired appearance andsubsequently, chip and peel more easily and quickly than if a uniformthin coating is initially applied.

So far as I am aware, no means has heretofore been provided that willremove excess polish from the bristles of a brush and at the same timeshape and contour the brush so that through one applicationa desiredcoating can be placed on each nail either by an experienced operator orby a home user. I

It is the most important object of this invention, therefore, to providea combination stripping and forming device for the bristles of a brushparticularly of the kind used with nail polish or enamel formed toimpart but a slight squeez= ing action,to the bristles as the same areremoved from the polish and to at'the same time, form the bristles intoan elliptical or oval crosssectional contour. v v

' Another important object of ,the'present invention is to provide astripper of the above mentioned character that constitutes a hollow,-

conoidal body adapted to be fittedwithin the neck.

of a nail polish bottle and having an elongated, elliptically-shapedopening formed in the bottom thereof for receiving the brush, the bodybeing made from a flexible material that will lightly bear against theouter face of the bristles as the same is pulled therethrough to shapeand strip the'same. I

5 Claims. (01. 15-1213) Another important object of thepresent in-'vention is to provide a stripping and'forming device as above set forthwhereintheellipticallyshaped opening formed therein, is extendedupwardly at each end thereof into the sides of the body for the dualpurpose of providinga seal through the polish itself when the brush'isfin use and to add the desired flexibility to the stripper andformer.

Gther important objects include the way in which the body is formed foruse with a conventional container, to be retained therein when the capis placed on the bottle; the manner or formingthe stripper body toassure that the" samemaintains itself in place when the brush is drawntherethrough; the manner of forming the stripper body topermit easyinsertion'of the" brush thereinto without milling of the bristles{ andmany other more minor objects, all of which will bemade .clear or becomeapparent as the following specification progresses, reference being hadto the accompanying drawing, wherein:

Figure 1 is a substantially 1 central, vertical cross-sectional view ofa conventional bottle for nail polish, showing therein a brush stripperattachment made in accordance with my present invention.

Fig; 2 is a side elevational view of the stripper per se.

Fig. 3 is a substantially centraLcross-sectional view taken on lineIII-III of Fig.2.

Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken on line IV-IV of Fig. 3.

and

Fig. 6 is an elevational view showing that end i of the stripperopposite to that shown in Fig.5.

In Fig. 1, a conventional bottle it commonly employed for containingfingernail polish 'or' I enamel i2, is provided with external threads Mat the neck it thereof for receiving internal threads it of a cap 26 forbottle I0. I

. A brush, broadly designated by the numeral 22,

is normally disposed withinjthe bottle it and is of conventionalcharacter in that'it is provided with'an elongated stem 25 havingbristles 26 secured to the lowermost endthereof. The op'- posite end ofthe stem 24 is embedded rigidly fitted within the neck It of bottle Illin the man-- ner illustrated in Fig. l. The device 30 consti- Fig. 5 anend elevationalview of the stripper;

7 3 tutes a hollow, conoidal body 32 having an outturned continuousflange 34 at the base end thereof or that end uppermost with respect tobottle Hi.

This flange 34 is designed to overlap the uppermost open end of neck l6and the remainder of the body 32 is telescoped within, the neck 16 independing relationship to the flange 34. With the body 32 so positionedwithin neck l6, and

with the cap 20 in place on neck I6, flange 34 isI held tightly againstthe upperend of neck I61 and thereby serves as an air-tight sealfori'the contents 12 of bottle 10.

. 4 i. e., that of application of polish to fingernails.

Inasmuch as the ends of the opening 36 extend in an uninterrupted mannerinto the apertures 38, those portions of the bristles 26 near the endsof the opening 36, will pass freely and excess enamel thereon will beremoved only by the uppermost edges: oi the apertures- 38 After removalof the brush 22 from the bottle and the device 30, the excess substanceI2 that has been removed from bristles 26 will automatically closetheopening 33 as well as the apertures 3.3 by forming alight filmthereacross. A certain' of the substance l2 will collect within the Thelowermost or apex end of the body-32: is

provided with an elongated oval o g ellipticallyshaped opening 33.Opening 36"exte'nds' thereof into a pair of opposed egg-shapedaperifesiit. t s s s e at. era-i o pacedhai' firiesrs wands-2.. rormeiivin he. bod L x by. the. Q13 n n 3. an the. a ertures. 3 The. es.o t e. bo y: 3. fo min e: ong u ina sides of theovalopening33areinclined outward ys a is prpum ses here naft r; to Re tul etprt As 1usi a n. e..1, the t m. Zit brus 22 normally passes throughthe openingflfi when bru h. s: ithin. e. bo t l a d. en: ap s n p at n nt; h h ap is emov d ott Wa e' ru h z pu l upwardly thrpughthe opening33,outward movemen i e-bosir i pr v ntedy, hei i n Qi-snann alrex sr a r e6 fo e .in t e ear-32; m ediately el eo tu n fl ge 34!: 'I}hatpo rtion.of the body- 32 immediately-- belowtheflange 3 3- and within which thegroove is forrned isdesignated by; the numeral 48' andissubstantiallycircular-to conform with the contour of the innermostface of neck H5. The

' outside.- diameter of: thisfportion- 430i body 32,

with the exception of groove 46, is slightly greater than the inside.diameter, of the neck; l5 to the end that as body 32 is; moved intoplace within neckflfi ar tight fit is presentedbetween portion38;of;body 32gand theneck IB-of bottle Ill-.

The provision of the annular groove lfipresents dead-air. pa er poc e ad. t us. serves-to further grip the'walls of the neck IE to prevent;

outwarldzmevei ent; it erbodr h espect to neck l6 hen b u h 2, r movedfrom bottle I It is seen from the foregoing that when brush 2 -2; is renoved from bottle lllz-aftgf. the; bristles 26 thereof becomeimpregnated and coated with the -ena-inel; l2 ;the- ,incline d edges 44of the-opposed fingers-43;-an d; 42 will bear lightly againsttheoutermost faceofthe bristles 23 and strip excess; enamel I 2therefrom.

Itis contemplated that the entire; body 32 be made. from either; a highgrade rubber-like ma terial, from a suitableiplastic, or from -syntheticcompositionsgthat will accomplish the purposes hereof. Inany-ey'entlthematerialformingbody 32. should be carefully. chosen and the opening] 33;thereof be. accurately formed in size and shape to; cause removal; ofexcess.- enamel I2. from the bristles 2 5 by the fingers -Mland 42;exerting but a; slight yieldable pressure on bristles 26. The squeezingaction-imparted by the fingers All-and 42- 5shou1dponly; be; slightsince it is; desired that the bristles 23;retainasubstantial amount ofthe enamel l Z- after removal from bottle I0.

across the body 32 and upwardly at eachlen-da body 32 and? flowdownwardly for return to the bottle Land dnringsuch movement of theexcess substance, thev aforesaid film will close the bottle- Iiljandprevent entrance of air to the contents 12. 'When the brush 22 isthereupon placed in use; it will; be.: found that an exact. amount ofpolish has en; etained ey-t e fi ni that the operator may apply s thedesired coa tin to I a fingernail with but one wiping. actio'ntherecross re w l fi- 91exce s;rel v ll l he bristles 2E and, therefore, aneven, relatively thin coating, will be. applied. Furthermore," therewillbeapuiiicient amount of. polish ;on the le 1m; iinmeii henec si M11 ne;wfi i imzsi ee ail- Q a i It isalso;to-benotedthat the. device. 33secformszthe bristles 25 is des'i red.by,the.useiiand; that the-bulkof theish wi' thinbristles.2.5:,WilL be, within the heel, portion of bristles25. ratheip than at theti tend thereoffi Consequently; asl

I theibrush is successively wiped.across the fingers.

nail, most of: the: pplish. willbe applied at the center thereofandonln'aJlight coating wilLbe'. applied adjacent, the cuticle, it. is.neces sari/ to rcdipthe brush ZZQpreparatory. to. coats ing anotherfingernail it will; be fonnd that: the bristles 2 will -easily enterthebody 32,. because' of: the curvature of the walls thereof. v be'lolwpori-- tion {38 andgtha-t the; up; ends ofg the bristlesit willeasilyienter; the; oval: opening 33 without;

ruining? and bendlngbcls,

It is to ,be; noted further that when. the. brush ZZis-pulldupwardly'betv I he finger'sAQi iIiQ} 2, the inclined s; the eoi fwillrprevent a,

serted into the conventional st These bristles are; purposely; so Eformed 1 because of the particular=usetowhich ;the .-sarne;:are;plac eds s1a eins iz a ur -zqfhe nstan stripper inpermitting insertion 0f. thebri stlesv Because of rthe elliptical; shape of; the opening. 36,;the

ristles .6:wil :hses s insl n u e incr s e section precisely as desiredfor the use intended,

bristles-23,. renders. thefstripper commercially; practical in formingand removing I excess gsub stancesJ-from brushes; haying; bristles... ofth character I a 7' r l/Vl ilei only; one f o-rm of -my presentinvention. has been illustrated and described, itgis apparent. thatthesame is subject to manypha nges and wih outwthei. difficu lty of.bendingback; of V modifications and those that fairly come within thescope of the appended claims, are contemplated hereby.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:

1. A device for simultaneously shaping the body of bristles of a brushand stripping therefrom an excess of a substance thereon, said devicecomprising a hollow, open-base, conoidal body formed from flexiblematerial and having an oval opening formed in the apex thereof to formsaid body of bristles elliptically in transverse cross-section as thesame is pulled through the opening; and means on the body for mountingthe same within the neck of a bottle-like container.

2. A device for simultaneously shaping the body of bristles of a brushand stripping therefrom an excess of a substance thereon, said devicecomprising a hollow, open-base, conoidal body formed from flexiblematerial and having an oval opening formed in the apex thereof to formsaid body of bristles elliptically in transverse cross-section as thesame is pulled through the opening, said opening continuing into thesides of the body to present a pair of opposed lips at said apex of thebody; and means on the body for mounting the same within the neck of abottle-like container.

3. A device for simultaneously shaping the body of bristles of a brushand stripping therefrom an excess of a substance thereon, said devicecomprising a hollow, open-base, conoidal body formed from flexiblematerial and having an oval opening formed in the apex thereof to formsaid body of bristles elliptically in transverse cross-section as thesame is pulled through the opening, said opening continuing at the endsthereof into the sides of the body presentin a pair of opposed ovoidapertures and a pair of opposed lips at said apex of the body; and meanson the body for mounting the same within the neck of a bottle-likecontainer.

4. A device for simultaneously shaping the body of bristles of a brushand stripping therefrom an excess of a substance thereon, said devicecomprising a hollow, open-base, conoidal body formed from flexiblematerial and having an oval opening formed in the apex thereof to formsaid body of bristles elliptically in transverse cross-section as thesame is pulled through the opening; and means on the body for mountingthe same within the neck of a bottle-like container, said meansincluding an out-turned flange on the body remote from said apex adaptedfor positioning between said neck and a closure for the container toseal the contents of the latter.

5. A device for simultaneously shaping the body of bristles of a brushand stripping therefrom an excess of a substance thereon, said devicecomprising a hollow, open-base, conoidal body formed from flexiblematerial and having an oval opening formed in the apex thereof to formsaid body of bristles elliptically in transverse cross-section as thesame is pulled through the opening; and means on the body for mountingthe same within the neck of a bottle-like container, said meansincluding an annular groove surrounding the body in the outermost facethereof to present a dead-air space between the body and said neck.

LEO L. KELLETT.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS NumberName Date 424,539 Cole Apr. 1, 1890 498,475 Klein May 30, 1893 541,224Clarke June 18, 1895 565,328 Buhler .D Aug. 4, 1896 599,461 Thomas Feb.22, 1898 606,111 Allen June 21, 1898 729,835 Barnes June 2, 1903 851,212Bailey Apr. 23, 1907 1,013,422 Milton Jan. 2, 1912 1,181,253 Ritz May 2,1916 1,238,830 Schuster Sept. 4, 1917 2,436,291 Daniel Feb. 1.7, 1948FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 7,729 Great Britain of 1901

